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In Canada, highway=primary is typically used for what I would call
"highway-like" roads.[0] IMHO, Yonge is a "major" road, but has too
many cross streets to be really considered highway-like, at least
for most of its length. You can look at some of the other
highway=primary roads in the area to see a more typical
cross-traffic density. That said, I certainly wouldn't engage in an
edit war over it or anything.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020-07-16 11:28 a.m., Andrew Deng
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hello, I believe Yonge Street
in Toronto and York Region (Regional Road 1) should be tagged
as highway=primary rather than highway=secondary as it is
tagged now.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Here are some reasons I
believe why:</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1) Yonge Street is considered
the "Main Street" of Toronto, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, and
Aurora. It is also a major road in Newmarket.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">2) It is a major thoroughfare
throughout the route. In Toronto, the Yonge subway follows it
and in York Region, Viva bus lanes are being built. It also
connects to Bradford in the north.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">3) It was a former Ontario
King's Highway - Highway 11. Some other former King's Highways
in the Toronto/York area are tagged as highway=primary, such
as Highway 27, Highway 7, and Highway 48. </div>
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